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GP access data - February 2024

Updated: Apr 29

NHS Digital produce this information monthly.


An image of a patient having their blood pressure taken by a doctor

We’ve looked at the data about GP appointments in Southend for the month of February 2024.


  • 72.8% of GP appointments in Southend were face-to-face, compared to 60.2% in England as a whole​.

  • GPs saw patients on the same day, or the next day, in 68.1% of cases, compared to 59.9% in England​.

  • The number of face to face GP appointments has gone up by 27% since April 2023.


We formatted the data into an easy read format to reflect our locality.


Tell us about your experiences of getting an appointment!

The publication includes important information, however it does not show all GP activity/workload. The data presented only contains information which was captured on the GP practice systems. This limits the activity reported on and does not represent all work happening within a primary care setting or assess the complexity of activity.

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